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Balance :: Balance (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance..

Sea Hog :: Sea hog () The porpoise.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Underpoise :: Underpoise (v. t.) To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue..

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Poise :: Poise (v.) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

Equilibrate :: Equilibrate (v. t.) To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise..

Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..

Poise :: Poise (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poise :: Poise (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed..

Poised :: Poised (imp. & p. p.) of Pois.

Counterponderate :: Counterponderate (v. t.) To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.

Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..

Outpoise :: Outpoise (v. t.) To outweigh.

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Counterpoise.

Dunter :: Dunter (n.) A porpoise.

Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..

Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance..

Peise :: Peise (v. t.) To poise or weight.

Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (v. t.) To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.

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